Plate Tectonics

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seafloor spreadingSeafloor spreading is a geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other.

Click the map of the seafloor image to link to the Nat Geo Seafloor Spreading Info Site

pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/understanding.html

COMPLETE DESCRIPTIONS AND NOTES

Plate Tectonics 5TH GRADE.pdf

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BOUNDARIES, VOLCANOES, AND EARTHQUAKES

Subduction Animation: http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/eoc/teachers/t_tectonics/p_subduction.html

Plate Boundary Motion Animations: http://www.geo.cornell.edu/eas/education/course/descr/EAS220/2008%20Lectures/Lecture%207%20web/PlateMotionppt.html

Plate Boundary Summary Videos:

Convergent Plate Boundaries-Hommocks Earth Science Department.mp4

Convergent Boundaries

Divergent Plate Boundaries-Hommocks Earth Science Department.mp4

Divergent Boundaries

Transform Boundaries and Hot Spots-Hommocks Earth Science Department.mp4

Transform Boundaries

Plate Tectonics summary.mp4

Plate Boundaries: Brief Summary Video

CLICK THE THUMBNAILS AT THE BOTTOM TO VIEW EACH BOUNDARY TYPE

CONVECTION AND SUBDUCTION

Seafloor SpreadingSeafloor spreading is a geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other.

SeaFloor Spreading Evidence Explanation

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